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Rootknot

Defeat demons not with swords, but with juggling skills, in a combat mechanic never seen before! Challenge your reaction time in a deckbuilding roguelite, fighting mysterious creatures. Rescue your performance troupe and perform at the long-awaited king's wedding with the help of the Wak Wak tree.

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Daring Deevs
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Daring Deevs
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About the Game

Play as a juggler and member of a wandering troupe of performance artists.

On your way to perform at the wedding of the king, your entire troupe vanishes. Armed only with your juggling skills and a magical lasso gifted by the mysterious Wak Wak Tree, you must set out to rescue your friends from the demons.

Features

  • A kinetic combat mechanic nobody has done before

  • Deep strategic replayability

  • A world based on Middle Eastern and European folktales.

  • Make a bet before entering the dungeons

  • Collect materials to improve your base

Enemies are not joking! They would use any dirty tricks to make your life harder!

Meet questionable strangers...

Contents

  • Many items, relics, enemy types, and Biomes

  • New mechanics in the passage between biomes and in your shelter

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